NBTY Announces Preliminary Net Sales Results for December and Fiscal First Quarter
January 12 2010 - 7:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
RONKONKOMA, N.Y., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NBTY, Inc.
(NYSE:NTY) (http://www.nbty.com/), a leading global manufacturer
and marketer of nutritional supplements, today announced the
following preliminary net sales results for the month of December
2009 and the fiscal first quarter ended December 31, 2009. NBTY's
preliminary unaudited net sales results for the month of December
2009 by segment are as follows: NET SALES (Preliminary and
Unaudited) FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER ($ In Millions) 2009 2008 %
Change ---- ---- -------- Wholesale / US Nutrition $176 $156 13%
North American Retail $18 $17 4% European Retail $59 $53 12% Direct
Response / E-Commerce $16 $15 11% --- --- --- Total $269 $241 12%
North American Retail same store sales increased 2% for the one
month period of December 2009 compared to December 2008. European
Retail same store sales were unchanged and total European Retail
net sales for the month of December 2009 increased 3% in local
currency (British Pound Sterling). NBTY's preliminary unaudited net
sales results for the fiscal first quarter ended December 31, 2009
by segment are as follows: NET SALES (Preliminary and Unaudited)
FOR THE FISCAL FIRST QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31 ($ In Millions) 2009
2008 % Change ---- ---- -------- Wholesale / US Nutrition $471 $407
16% North American Retail $51 $48 6% European Retail $176 $156 13%
Direct Response / E-Commerce $53 $49 7% --- --- --- Total $751 $661
14% North American Retail same store sales increased 4% for the
fiscal first quarter ended December 31, 2009, compared to the prior
like quarter. European Retail same store sales increased 6% and
total European Retail net sales increased 8% for fiscal first
quarter ended December 31, 2009, in local currency (British Pound
Sterling). ABOUT NBTY NBTY is a leading global vertically
integrated manufacturer, marketer and distributor of a broad line
of high-quality, value-priced nutritional supplements in the United
States and throughout the world. Under a number of NBTY and third
party brands, the Company offers over 25,000 products, including
products marketed by the Company's Nature's Bounty(R)
(http://www.naturesbounty.com/), Vitamin World(R)
(http://www.vitaminworld.com/), Puritan's Pride(R)
(http://www.puritan.com/), Holland & Barrett(R)
(http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/), Rexall(R)
(http://www.rexall.com/), Sundown(R)
(http://www.sundownnutrition.com/), MET-Rx(R)
(http://www.metrx.com/), Worldwide Sport Nutrition(R)
(http://www.sportnutrition.com/), American Health(R)
(http://www.americanhealthus.com/), GNC (UK)(R)
(http://www.gnc.co.uk/), DeTuinen(R) (http://www.detuinen.nl/),
LeNaturiste(TM) (http://www.lenaturiste.com/), SISU (R)
(http://www.sisu.com/), Solgar(R) (http://www.solgar.com/), Good
'n' Natural(R) (http://www.goodnnatural.com/), Home Health(TM)
(http://www.homehealthus.com/), Julian Graves, and Ester-C
(R)(http://www.ester-c.com/) brands. NBTY routinely posts
information that may be important to investors on its web site.
Contact: Harvey Kamil Carl Hymans NBTY, Inc. G.S. Schwartz &
Co. President & Chief Financial Officer 212-725-4500
631-200-2020 DATASOURCE: NBTY, Inc. CONTACT: Harvey Kamil, NBTY,
Inc., President & Chief Financial Officer, +1-631-200-2020; or
Carl Hymans, G.S. Schwartz & Co., +1-212-725-4500, Web Site:
http://www.nbty.com/
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